Information Sharing and Privacy in Networks
Speaker
Ronen Gradwohl
Date
27/06/2017 - 12:30 - 11:00Add To Calendar
2017-06-27 11:00:00
2017-06-27 12:30:00
Information Sharing and Privacy in Networks
Abstract. Users of social, economic, or medical networks share personal information in
exchange for tangible benefits, but may be harmed by leakage and misuse of the
shared information. I analyze the effect of enhancing privacy in the presence
of two opposing forces: network effects and informational interdependencies. I
show that two privacy enhancements|reducing the likelihood of leakage and
decreasing the level of informational interdependence|have opposite effects
on the volume of information sharing, and that although they always seem
beneficial to non-strategic users, both privacy enhancements may backfire when
users are strategic.
Economics building (504), faculty lounge on the first floor.
אוניברסיטת בר-אילן - Department of Economics
Economics.Dept@mail.biu.ac.il
Asia/Jerusalem
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Place
Economics building (504), faculty lounge on the first floor.
Affiliation
Northwestern University
Abstract
Abstract. Users of social, economic, or medical networks share personal information in exchange for tangible benefits, but may be harmed by leakage and misuse of the shared information. I analyze the effect of enhancing privacy in the presence of two opposing forces: network effects and informational interdependencies. I show that two privacy enhancements|reducing the likelihood of leakage and decreasing the level of informational interdependence|have opposite effects on the volume of information sharing, and that although they always seem beneficial to non-strategic users, both privacy enhancements may backfire when users are strategic.
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